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Offline jball7204

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Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« on: October 12, 2014, 10:23:05 AM »
Check the vid out of a pod of dolphins at the yaacht mole in Durban harbour as we were heading out this morning. Close enough to touch.

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Re: Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2014, 10:34:48 AM »
Always an awesome site to see  :FST:
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Re: Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2014, 07:25:27 PM »
Very lekker indeed!!
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Re: Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2014, 07:39:56 AM »
Lekker stuff, see them often in front of the DSBC but never seen them inside the harbour...  :tkx:
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Re: Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2014, 09:46:03 AM »
weve seen them in the harbour, but never inside the marina itself - amongst the yachts.
there were large pods off umhlanga mid morning as well.
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Re: Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2014, 09:53:00 AM »
Wow great thanks for sharing.
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Re: Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2014, 09:56:44 AM »
On our way back from Inhaca yesterday we saw dolphins quite close inshore in Maputo bay, right next to a local dhow laying a net for the keele shad. Must have been as close as 1.5 nm from Naval?

Always a good sight!
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Re: Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2014, 10:03:04 AM »
That is so cool! We caught a yellowfin tuna just off the northern breakwater near a pod of dolphins while catching livebait in July, my personal opinion is that we will soon see a tuna caught inside the harbour, they are often shadowing dolphin pods in the open ocean and I won't be suprised if the tuna are moving with the doplhins into the harbour area.... we'll wait and see
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Re: Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2014, 11:48:15 AM »
Its a great sight, had about 20 dolphins swim past me 2 weeks ago all the way in the back of the harbour. NAT GEO wild in our back yard :win:
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Re: Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2014, 12:38:32 PM »
Could this be the result of the widening and deepening of the harbour mouth?
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Re: Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2014, 01:10:07 PM »
Quote from: Phish on October 13, 2014, 12:38:32 PM
Could this be the result of the widening and deepening of the harbour mouth?

i doubt it. shortage of food elsewhere. they settling for unhealthy mullet.
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Re: Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2014, 05:10:36 PM »
Quote from: domz on October 13, 2014, 11:48:15 AM
Its a great sight, had about 20 dolphins swim past me 2 weeks ago all the way in the back of the harbour. NAT GEO wild in our back yard :win:


Hey Domz, maybe the same pod. Check that one with a bite out of her dorsal. Also in the vid. Unless they treat all their chicks like that.
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Re: Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« Reply #12 on: October 14, 2014, 12:25:19 PM »
Well Iv seen them in the last 4 outings in the bay so must be the same pod. early mornings and late afternoons they there.
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Re: Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2014, 09:09:00 AM »
 :clfoto: Awesome to see, I just completed a painting with these guys in.
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Re: Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2014, 09:37:00 AM »
thats very lekker bru.
should put a few for sale or auction on the site.
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Re: Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« Reply #15 on: October 15, 2014, 10:37:11 AM »
Most amazing and beautiful beings.
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Re: Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« Reply #16 on: October 15, 2014, 08:29:00 PM »
Seen plenty in the wild but never any of them less than 1m away. Feeling privileged to have been there.

Awesome painting Gavin.


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Re: Dolphins in Durban Bay this am.
« Reply #17 on: October 16, 2014, 07:48:27 AM »
Quote from: jball7204 on October 15, 2014, 08:29:00 PM
Seen plenty in the wild but never any of them less than 1m away. Feeling privileged to have been there.

Awesome painting Gavin.
Would be cool to get some underwater footage too.  :tkx:
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